:Chapter 1 The Discovery:
"Argh!"
She jumped back and dodged the blood bullets that lunged at her.
Invocation!
Her right arm became something that resembled a dragon's claw. In a split second, the akuma was sliced in two and destroyed. She felt the soul that she freed thank her and was gone.
"I wonder..."
She sat on the ground and sighed.
"Man... stupid Millenium Earl..."
Disarm.
Her claw returned to the bluish hand it was and she put her gloves on. She picked up the backpack that was labled "Lillian" and put it on.
"Lillian!"
She turned at the sound of her name to see the chubby pastry shop owner run towards her.
"Yes?"
"Thank you. Your services are great! How much is it this time?" The pastry man asked and Lily held up her her gloved hands.
"I'll cut it in half. Without me, this town would be over run with Akuma." Lily laughed.
"So that would be fifty? What a deal..." The pastry owner mumbled as he handed her the money.
"Thanks. If there are anymore you spot, like killing anybody, you know where to find me." Lily replied, waving as she walked away.
"Yes! And thanks!" The pastry owner yelled, waving, as she began running back to her house.
As soon as Lily got home, she noticed the window was broken.
She frowned.
It's probrably because of a baseball or something... Lily thought as she looked in the mirror on her wall.
Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail and her hazel eyes shimmered. She had bangs that covered her forehead and a fair complextion. Lily pulled back her bangs and saw the pentacle carved into her skin. Wincing, she traced it down to the bridge of her nose.
"God... I hate this..." Lily muttered as she felt a force on her pentacle from behind.
She whipped around to see an Akuma in it's physical form. It's cannons targeted Lily and she brought her arm up.
Invocation!
Her arm became the dragon claw once again. The blood bullets fired and her claw blocked them.
"Sorry. They won't affect me." She snickered.
Lily looked at her anti-akuma weapon. It resembled a pearl and was located on her wrist. The Akuma fired it's bullets again and Lily jumped out the window, grabbing the bullet. The impact sent her across the hills she climbed to get to her house. Lily slammed the bullet with her claw and caught a tree. She stayed in the tree and began climbing down.
"God... I despise the Millenium Earl... these Akuma are so... stupid sometimes." Lily muttered angrily as she felt her feet hit the ground.
The Akuma found her and she ran up to it; between the cannons.
"Rest in peace." She whispered as her claw ripped it apart.
Lily shut her eyes and saw the soul of a woman whisper "thank you" and disappeared. Lily snapped her eyes open when she felt a force against the pentacle on her forehead from behind. She whipped around and slammed the creature with her claw. Lily looked at what she slammed and frowned.
"Ow..."
A boy with white hair was on the ground and a golem was flying around him.
Disarm.
As soon as Liliy's hand became "normal", she ran to the boy and helped him up.
"Uh... are you okay?"
The boy rubbed his head and nodded.
"Great. Be careful though. These woods are loaded with Akuma." Lily warned and the boy stared at her.
"Do you live in these parts?" the boy asked and I nodded.
"On top of that hill. Your name is...?"
"Allen Walker. Would your's happen to be Lillian?" Allen asked and she nodded.
"Let me guess... your an exorcist?"
Alllen nodded and she sighed.
"To predictable. The Black Order probrably wants me."
Lily felt a force on her pentacle from the side.
She saw Allen's eye change and he frowned.
Invocate!
After her arm changed, Allen's did as well.
"Wow. Guess I've seen my double." Lily snickered as she examined Allen's arm.
It, somewhat, resembled a scorpian to her. A few seconds later, two Akuma came out of the woods. As soon as it happened, it was over. the souls were freed and their arms returned to their "normal" state.
"Come have some tea. I have some at my place." Lily smiled as she pointed towards the house on the hill.
"Uh... okay." Allen replied and they began walking towards the house.
When they got there, Allen noticed the broken window. Lily didn't mind it.
"So. How long have you been an exorcist?" She asked, turning the burners on.
"For a while. My master tought me how and left behind Timcampi to guide me to the Black Order Headquarters." Allen replied as Timcampi flew around Lily's head.
She sat at the wooden table; across from Allen.
"Hmm... Let me guess... was your "master" General Cross?" Lily guessed.
Allen looked surprised.
"Yes. How did you--"
"I've... seen him around. He told me you would come searching for me. Guess he was right." Lily sighed as the tea kettle began to whistle.
She got up and turned the burners off and poured the water into two cups.
"Was your window broken because of an Akuma?" Allen asked out of curiosity and Lily flinched.
"Yeah. It was earlier though. I already took care of it." She repied, putting tea bags into the cups and grabbing two spoons.
They remained silent for two minutes.
"So," Lily piped up, "You came to get me to go to the Black Order Headquarters, right?"
"Well... yeah. That's one way to put it." Allen replied as Lily sat down and handed him a cup with tea.
"I'm don't quite understand. Then why did you look for me?" Lily asked, gazing out the window at the bright orange sunset.
"Well, the Black Order does want you to join, since we are searching for innocence," Allen explained, "but I wanted to see what type of innocence you had yourself."
"I see..." Lily replied.
Timcampi landed on her head.
"I have an innoence that resembles a pearl on my wrist. It's... different like the cross on your hand." Lily replied, pointing to Allen's blood red hand.
"You know alot for someone who hasn't joined the Black Order..." Allen said suspiciously.
Lily winced.
"Well-uh-I've r-researched." Lily stuttered.
Allen became even more suspicious.
"Where did Timcampi go?" Lily asked, switching the subject.
"I don't know... he was just flying around here..." Allen replied, a bit confused.
Lily jumped out of her chair and ran into the next room.
"H-hey!"
Allen began to run after her when she slammed the door shut. He heard banging, screeching, and things falling against the ground.
"Lillian? Are you alright?" Allen asked, a bit concerned.
No response.
He tried to open the door, but it was locked. He heard more things fall on the ground and a yelp from Lily.
Invocate!
Allen's arm changed, smashed down the door, and he stared at the sight before him.
"Stupid little... !"
Lily was wrestling a black and white cat. Timcampi's tail was hanging out of it's mouth.
Allen sweatdropped.
Lily finally got Timcampi out of the cat's mouth and sighed.
"You reeeeeaaaalllly gotta keep a close eye on your golem... especially if it's that small." Lily warned, pointing to Timcampi as it flew around Allen's head.
Allen's arm changed back and he began looking around Lily's room.
Lily shoved him out of her room and locked the door behind them.
"I don't like people looking around my room... it's invading someone's privacy." Lily said coldly, looking at Allen.
"Sorry. I was just interested..." Allen apologized.
Lily snorted.
"Alright, but I don't want to catch you in there, understand?" Lily hissed and Allen nodded nervously.
"Good. Now then... you're going to be staying here for a little while right?"
Allen thought about it and shook his head.
"No. I just need you to come back to the Black Order Headquarters with me. I don't need to--"
"Okay. You're staying." Lily smiled.
She grabbed a small bed and dragged it over towards her room. Lily moved it next to the door.
"There. That's where you'll be sleeping." Lily stated, pointing to the bed.
Allen fell over anime style.
"I said I'm not--"
"But of course you are! I'm not going tonight because I'm not packed. You're just gonna have to wait until tommorrow."
Lily nodded her head in a matter-of-fact way and then went into her room.
Allen sighed and sat on the bed. He looked out the window and saw the orange-red haze from the sunset over the hill.
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Woohoo! First chapter is officially DONE! Please read and review! I'll update ASAP depending on the number of reviews! If some people seem OOC (out of character) then I'm terribly sorry. I'm hoping to get the next vol. of "D Gray Man" asap(I'm even going to ebay), but until then please enjoy the story!
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